WiT Twin Cities's Podcast
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Women in Tech Twin Cities is a podcast that explores inclusion and intersectionality in the Twin Cities tech scene through shared experiences and a passion for technology. Hosted by Jessica Meyer and Anna Bliss two former co-workers who connected over a shared passion for empowering women and
WiT Twin Cities's Podcast
2y ago
As Danielle Steer of Lunar Startups reminded us: Prince knew the revolution would start here. From social justice to startups, it starts here, with us. We talk with Danielle about the importance of individual action and how new ideas about funding can improve inclusion in tech and entrepreneurship. Danielle talks about how Lunar Startups works with resilient people creating resilient companies (name checks a few you should know about!) and how those companies can lead the revolution ..read more
WiT Twin Cities's Podcast
2y ago
Looking for a job is awful. It's a broken system and makes us feel bad. It’s no picnic on the hiring side - matching a job description to the cold data of a resume doesn’t let either side tell their story. Enter Matt Decuir and Invisible Network - what started as an experiment on Twitter became a way for a job seeker to find the right job for them and for a company to find the right person to hire. Invisible Network matches humans and what they want, rethinking how to look for that next job ..read more
WiT Twin Cities's Podcast
3y ago
John is a farm kid from North Dakota who found his way to software development. And not long after that, he discovered the importance of being an ally and advocate. His allyship journey began when he had two interns, one was a man, the other a woman - and he could see, right in front of him, how they were treated differently. It was then that he started asking questions and encouraging others to do the same - to think about not just what they say, but the tone they use and how it can be or seem different with different people. We talk about green beans, bathrooms, getting uncomfortable, and th ..read more
WiT Twin Cities's Podcast
3y ago
In this episode, we talk with Rosie Nestingen - Tech Transformation Director at Best Buy and one of Twin Cities Business Magazine’s “100 To Know in 2021” (https://tcbmag.com/tcb-100-people/rosie-nestingen/). From getting a high end consignment shop into the digital world through roles in digital marketing to shaping tech talent transformation on a digital and technology team, Rosie sparked her own curiosity and now is helping others to find that spark. We talk with Rosie about networking, about improving accessibility to tech and tech careers, and project managing yourself. We talk about what ..read more
WiT Twin Cities's Podcast
3y ago
For our third season, we have added a third voice to our co-hosts: Paith Philemon. Paith is a transplant to the Twin Cities and we talk in this introductory episode about what brought her here, how she has found community, about Donkey Cars, about all that has happened in the last year, and how changes in technology have helped (and, in some cases, still need work) to get us through the last twelve months. Whether it’s cell phones that used to require tapping a key up to three times to get the right letter in your text message to now having the capability to record events that can change the w ..read more
WiT Twin Cities's Podcast
4y ago
Women in Tech Twin Cities is a podcast that explores inclusion and intersectionality in the Twin Cities tech scene through shared experiences and a passion for technology ..read more
WiT Twin Cities: The Other Squirrel Episode with Amber Goodrich, Partner at Purple Squirrel Staffing
WiT Twin Cities's Podcast
4y ago
We have all, I’m sure, heard about the mythical purple squirrel of hiring - that person who has the right qualities, skill sets, and compensation needs to fit your team. We all have the potential to be someone’s purple squirrel - and knowing that, we should also be looking for the purple squirrelness of the company that wants to hire us. In our conversation with Amber Goodrich of Purple Squirrel Staffing, we talk about the power of LinkedIn and interviews, how to shine a light on your purple squirrelness if you are not an extrovert who shows up well on paper, how, as a hiring manager, you can ..read more
WiT Twin Cities's Podcast
4y ago
Andrea Casselton describes herself as having the attention span of a squirrel. This may be true, but she is a squirrel who is interested in the human side of technology, the people using the tech, and, being a middle child, making sure that everyone gets along with each other and the technology. We talk about how martial arts taught her about feeling underestimated and how to claim space. We talk about honoring yourself, who you are, and what your strengths are, and how you use those to define for yourself what leadership and success looks like. And we talk about crying and emotions at work, b ..read more
WiT Twin Cities's Podcast
4y ago
We started this episode with the idea of talking about what it means to be an “only” on your team, in our organization, wherever. We traversed space (space! NASA! Moon rocks! again!), early influences (brothers! Taking stuff apart! Barbies!), how to ask for what you need from your allies (if that’s time to breathe, someone to raise up our voice or sit with us, or someone to just listen)...and why there are no magic bullets. Why it can be frustrating to be asked to help when the person asking doesn’t seem interested in really doing the work. Why some days navigating the world just makes a perso ..read more
WiT Twin Cities's Podcast
4y ago
In this live podcast from Minnebar 14, we discuss machine learning's influence on the world in a fishbowl discussion format where the audience is invited to join the podcast and be a part of the conversation. Our panel kicks off with Dave Mathias, Rudy Agovic, Ethel He, and Jessica talking about how we can work to understand the impact of machine learning and avoid some of its worst consequences. Others join in as the fishbowl discussion continues (and Anna moderates) and leads to talk of war and the need for people in the role of “tech ethicist ..read more